Hesketh has been trying to be a pop star for a while: she was a contestant on UK talent show Pop Idol as a teenager and used to be in a dance-pop band called Death Disco. But only now does she seem on the verge of some sort of Miley-dom (think: less squeals, more club beats). Web hit "Stuck on Repeat" has been living up to its name for a while now, and the singer is currently in Hollywood putting the finishing touches on her full-length debut. Recently, she graciously took some time out of her recording schedule to chat with us about internet celebrity, a potentially outrageous new live prop and, yes, the stupidity of Twitter.

Little Boots: What a strange thing, right? I don't really want to know what everybody had for breakfast and it quite worries me that people want to know what I had for breakfast. With all the other stuff-- my blog, YouTube, and everything else-- I've always done it myself. I'm totally into it. But the Twitter was something that my management made me do. It's stupid; I don't get it. I got annoyed, I was like, "Oh god, with all the other stuff that I do, you want a bloody Twitter as well?" I've just been putting ridiculous things on there. I think the name is more ridiculous than anything else.

Pitchfork: I read a couple of random Twitters and it's mostly like: "I took a shower today and the water got really hot and then it got really cold." And I thought, "That's cool. Good for you."

LB: [laughs] Yeah, I already think my blog is pretty mundane. I'm not quite sure why anyone reads it. All this stuff destroys the mystery in everything. You meet up with friends and you already know what they've been doing.

Pitchfork: With all the stuff you do online, do you ever worry about ruining that sense of pop artist mystery?

LB: It's a mixed bag. People think artists are either really into that stuff or they're just about the music and do none of it. But the music industry is changing and all this internet stuff is a big part of the new model. I see it as a little universe that's not separate from the music but part of it. And, for me, it's almost like a little therapy thing. But I can totally see the other side: it can ruin the "wow" factor. You just need to find a balance of doing it enough to connect with people so they can relate to you but keeping a bit of that fantastic thing as well.

LB: [laughs] They are like so uncool nowadays and I'm this fangirl. Though I haven't got their new album, which is quite shocking. I just like their epic-ness. Their lyrics are these huge grand statements and they sound so ridiculous. And Brandon's like this prophet. And, live, it's so in your face.

Pitchfork: I'm not sure if they're aware of their own ridiculousness.

LB: Yeah. I think they take it pretty seriously. But I take it pretty seriously as well! Their B-sides album, Sawdust, is one of my favorite CDs.

Pitchfork: I also read on there that you're apparently staying in a haunted hotel at the moment?

LB: You're quite right. I'm at the Roosevelt in Hollywood and it's got this weird vibe that goes through you. The lights came on randomly, which freaked me out. I have a really busy imagination. It's probably as much my own doing, but apparently they had sĂŠances here.

Pitchfork: Were you like that as a kid, too?

LB: I've always been a little over-imaginative. I used to write a lot of stories and do all these drawings. And I would read literally non-stop. I used to get in trouble all the time for bringing books to dinner with me. There's a photo of me of when we went to a theme park and I was reading a book.

Pitchfork: What were some of your favorite books growing up?

LB: When I was really young I used to like fairy stories and mysteries, like Agatha Christie. Lord of the Rings. Anything that was set in another world.

Pitchfork: So you're working on your album as we speak. Are you almost done?

LB: I've got until the end of the month to just get as much done as I can, then I'll decide what feels good for the record as a whole. Right now I've got enough...but I don't want just enough.

Pitchfork: You did the singles "Stuck on Repeat" and "Meddle" with Joe Goddard of Hot Chip. Are you doing any other songs with him?

LB: There will definitely be three or four tracks with Joe. Greg Kurstin [of the bird and the bee] is the main producer. He's done everything from Kylie Minogue to the Flaming Lips and Peaches-- he just knows what a song needs to be good. There are a few others, like Kids Glove, who did some stuff with Ladyhawke.

Pitchfork: I saw your show at CMJ and I thought it was really cool how you used the same Tenori-onthat you use in your online videos. But it was sorta hard to see. Would you consider patching a bunch of those together or something?

LB: What we're actually trying to do-- to be even more ridiculous-- is build a giant one for the background so if I press things on the small one it'll show up in the back. Like a big square of different colored light bulbs.